Argued March 2 – 4, 9, 1868 Decided April 12, 1869
Full case name
Ex parte McCardle
Citations
74 U.S. 506 (more)
7 Wall. 506; 19 L. Ed. 264; 1868 U.S. LEXIS 1028
Case history
Prior
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Holding
Congress has the authority to withdraw appellate jurisdiction from the Supreme Court at any time.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase
Associate Justices
Samuel Nelson · Robert C. Grier Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne Samuel F. Miller · David Davis Stephen J. Field
Case opinion
Majority
Chase, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. III
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